1 – Overall aims of course
By the end of the course the students will be able to:
a1-Explain the guidelines for good engineering writing..
a2-Describe the format of an engineering report and the structure of a thesis.
a3-Illustrate the methods of presentation of data.
a4-Describe and explain how to write some common engineering documents such as laboratory reports, inspection and trip reports, progress reports and proposals
a5-Gain knowledge of writing letters, memoranda and electronic mail, and also write to get an engineering job.
B- Intellectual skills
b1 -The student should be able towriting common engineering documents
b2-Analyze problems, concludesolutions and demonstratecreative thinking.- Basic Information
C- Professional and practical skills
c1 - write technical reports ,letters, memoranda and electronic mail, theses and common engineering documents.
c2 - Prepare and engineer presentations to various audiences.
D- General and transferable skills
d1 - Write reports in accordance with the standard scientific guidelines.
d2 - Present data discuss results and defend his/her ideas
d3 - Work coherently and successfully as a part of a team in assignments
3- Contents
Topic
No. of Hours
Lectures
Introduction
2
2
The basis for writing technical reports
10
10
The major items of the technical report ( the cover , the main title, the methodology of writing , etc . )
6
6
Applications to train the students to improve their writing capability .
10
10
Total
28
28
4– Teaching and learning methods
4.1 - PowerPoint Slides.
4.2 – Text books and internet searches
4.3 - Lectures notes (given free to the student )and class discussion ( Some topics )
5 - Student assessment methods
5.1 – Assignments To assess self-learning using internet , activates report
5.2 – Current discussion an class activities To assess the student progress and the personal communicating ,expressing ideas and understanding
5.3 – Periodical Tests To assess flow-up the course, analysis of selecting reports and assess student activities and performance throughout the term assess student activities and performance
5.4 - Mid-Term Exam To assess the progress of the students along the mid-term
5.5 - Final Exam To assess Solving of selected questions , to prove the and understanding and collecting data
Assessment schedule
Assessment 1 Test ( 1 ) , reports ( 1 ) and class discussion Week 3
Assessment 2 Test ( 2 ) , reports ( 2 ) and class discussion Week 6
Assessment 3 Mid - Term Exam Week 8
Assessment 4 Test ( 3 ) , reports ( 3 ) and class discussion Week 12
Assessment 5 Final -Term Exam
Weighting of assessments
Mid-term examination 10.00 %
Final-term examination 80.00 %
Total 100.0 %
- Course notes ( Given free to the students )
- Recommended books
- " Technical Report Writing " Holt , Rinhart and Winston
- " Basic Report Writing " Weisman Herman , Charlese Merrill
- Web sites , …
7.1 Data Show in the lecturer room
7.2 Computer Lab equipped with internet connection and facilitated with suitable software for the applications
Course coordinator : Dr. Mohamed A. Soliman ( associate Prof. )
